Nikovo (GB)
Nikovo is a 7 from 45 gelding with four wins from 16 starts at Newcastle (AW) and further successes at Newmarket (July), Ayr and Chelmsford City (AW). All seven wins came in handicaps, four over 1m – 1m1f and three over 6f – 7f, five of them on Standard (AW) and two on Good to Firm. He gained his latest success in the Zyn Frontrunner Handicap Stakes at Newmarket (July) in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 85. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished 16 of 17 in a Class 3 handicap at York off a mark of 92. Typically ridden with patience, he was held up in four of six analysed runs.
- 7–45Wins / Runs
- 15.6%Strike rate
- 15 (33.3%)Placed
- −18.31£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.27Fair A/E n=45 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 122
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 123A | 97.5 | 9 runs · 103 / 91 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 109A | 67 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 122B | 98 | 3 runs · 122 / 98 |
| Good | 5 | 115B | 97 | 3 runs · 115 / 109 |
| Soft | 2 | 71A | 57 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 30 | 123A | 92 | 10 runs · 115 / 85.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 122B | 97.5 | 6 runs · 122 / 100.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 runs · as at 17 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 29 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 16 (55%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 9 (31%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,481 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11% from 960. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,201 | 201 | 16.7% | +2.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Good | 1,684 | 240 | 14.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 911 | 123 | 13.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 960 | 106 | 11% | −3.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 292 | 36 | 12.3% | −2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,420 | 382 | 15.8% | +1.2 | 5 from 24 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,625 | 386 | 14.7% | +0.1 | 3 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,574 | 397 | 15.4% | +0.8 | 4 from 33 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,490 | 218 | 14.6% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 362 | 36 | 9.9% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −8.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Donna Nook (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Donna Nook (GB)).
Family form: Palliser (GB) finished 2nd of 10 at Wolverhampton (AW), 23 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Nook (GB) | 29 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Dantora (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Tremaine (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ludmilla (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Palliser (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 5 | 21% | −5.64 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.33 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −8.79 |
| Class 2 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +4.83 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.65 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 16 | 4 | 25% | −0.89 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 33 | 4 | 12% | −17.52 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 3 | 30% | +1.21 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Dylan Hogan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David Nolan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Winn | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.40 |
| Taylor Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugo Besnier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Simon Walker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 42 | 7 | 17% | −15.31 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.67 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +5.48 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+34d | York | William Hill Gold Weekend Autumn Mile Handicap Stakes Raced at the back throughout - unable to get involved - finished 16th and well beaten | 16/17 | 6½ | 9-6 | 92 | 36C | 86C | Jason Hart | 40/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+36d | Kempton (AW) | William Hill London Mile Series Final Handicap Stakes (Series Final - Qualified Horses Only) settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - moved through to challenge near the final furlong - lost place inside the last 110 yards to finish fifth | 5/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 92 | 103B | 100A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+20d | Newmarket (July) | Zyn Frontrunner Handicap Stakes Settled at the back early - moved left and made progress 2f out before shifting left again a furlong out - hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/9 | 9-9 | 85 | 122B | 116A | Rowan Scott | 3/1F | |
| 11 Jul 26+14d | Newmarket | Debenhams Handicap settled in the pack early - driven along 1f out - responded strongly inside the final furlong - up into third final 50yds | 3/11 | nk | 9-11 | 85 | 73A | 98A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Education Network Handicap Sent forward early - settled mid-pack - urged into effort with 2f left - improved into fourth entering the closing stages - edged into third right at the line | 3/14 | 2½ | 9-4 | 93 | 91B | 97A | Darragh Keenan | 9/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+25d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications & Engineering Handicap Held up at the back - moved widest of all approaching the final 2f and closed on the principals - just fell short in fourth | 4/11 | ½ | 9-12 | 86 | 115B | 101A | Dylan Hogan | 8/1 |
| 25 May 26+16d | Windsor | Barbara And Kens Diamond Wedding Anniversary Handicap Hesitant leaving the stalls - settled at the back - urged forward approaching the furlong marker - stayed on to close mildly late | 5/10 | shd | 9-7 | 88 | 98A | 92A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 9/1 |
| 09 May 26+21d | Ascot | Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Settled mid-division on the near flank - pushed along 2f out - stayed on through the final furlong to finish closest of those behind | 8/28 | hd | 8-13 | 90 | 109C | 95A | Dylan Hogan | 80/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+15d | Newbury | Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find further gear - finished well held in 16th | 16/24 | nk | 9-0 | 93 | 84C | 85A | Tom Marquand | 80/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+29d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Settled near the back early - moved through the pack inside the final furlong - closed on the front group in the last 110yds - lost momentum near the line | 6/14 | 1 | 8-10 | 93 | 87B | 91A | Jason Hart | 28/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Bumped left and right at the off - settled towards the back - eased into the middle to launch a run over a furlong out - driven approaching the final furlong - flew home to snatch it right on the line | 1/8 | 9-5 | 91 | 102A | 94A | Jason Hart | 15/8F | |
| 25 Feb 26+21d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Bumped soon after the off - settled in the pack towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left - responded inside the last - moved into third close home - held on for that spot without closing further | 3/5 | ½ | 9-5 | 91 | 99C | 95B | Jason Hart | 5/1 |
| 04 Feb 26+13d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Settled in the back half of the field - held up for a gap approaching 2f out - produced to make ground over 1f out - kept on with purpose inside the final furlong to claim third | 3/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 91 | 84A | 94A | Lewis Edmunds | 22/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+56d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Settled in midfield early - pushed along approaching final 2f - moved into second inside the last furlong - stayed on but narrowly denied close home | 2/7 | ½ | 9-9 | 90 | 84A | 97A | Jason Hart | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 25+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-11 | 91 | 93A | 79A | P J McDonald | 11/1 |
| 31 Oct 25+33d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Off the pace from the start - stayed at the back throughout - beaten 6½ lengths in 8th | 8/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 93 | 79A | 78A | Jason Hart | 28/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+38d | Newcastle (AW) | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Tucked in behind early - hit the front two out before being outpaced soon after - lost touch in the last furlong to finish 8th | 8/12 | nk | 9-6 | 93 | 97A | 88A | Paul Mulrennan | 14/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Racing League Race 34 Handicap Settled towards the back early - improved into contention two out and pressed for effort inside the final furlong - finished strongly to just miss out | 2/14 | nk | 9-13 | 91 | 100B | 110A | Kaiya Fraser | 22/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+28d | Yarmouth | Racing League Race 4 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) Settled towards the back - dropped away in the closing stages - finished 11th | 11/12 | 8 | 9-9 | 92 | 71A | 64A | Kevin Stott | 33/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+69d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap Settled midpack early - urged into contention over 2f out - chasing the front group approaching final furlong - kept on to finish third | 3/10 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 92 | 99A | 93A | Dylan Hogan | 14/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+23d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - kept on to the line without getting competitive - finished sixth beaten 3.25 lengths | 6/14 | hd | 8-11 | 93 | 100B | 91A | Kieran Shoemark | 25/1 |
| 26 Mar 25+22d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Checked and moved right early - settled towards the back of the field throughout - never able to land a challenge - finished 9th beaten 4.5 lengths | 9/9 | ½ | 8-11 | 93 | 92A | 80A | Dylan Hogan | 28/1 |
| 04 Mar 25+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress a furlong out then eased across to the left under pressure - kept on well inside the final furlong - got up close home to score | 1/7 | 9-4 | 90 | 98A | 96A | Billy Loughnane | 10/3 | |
| 07 Feb 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled just off the pace - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - unable to land a blow through the finish | 7/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 91 | 88A | 86A | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+27d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Checked at the start - settled at the back - short of room entering the final furlong - stayed on without the speed to threaten | 5/12 | nk | 9-0 | 91 | 75A | 85A | Paul Mulrennan | 22/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 24+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Settled off the pace early - moved left and made progress two out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win with ease | 1/8 | 10-0 | 87 | 91A | 98A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 | |
| 06 Dec 24+63d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled towards the back on the far flank early - boxed in with 3f left then eased right and found room inside the final furlong - finished with renewed effort late for 6th | 6/11 | ½ | 9-10 | 88 | 93A | 83A | Paul Mulrennan | 14/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+43d | Newcastle (AW) | Meetings & Events Handicap Settled towards the back early - made ground through the field with over a furlong left - pressed on with urging - moved into second inside the final furlong but found half a length lacking at the line | 2/12 | ½ | 9-11 | 85 | 123A | 106A | Callum Rodriguez | 13/2 |
| 22 Aug 24+46d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Howay The Lasses Racing League Race 33 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sat close to the pace - pressed for effort and knocked back losing ground inside the final furlong - responded to finish fifth | 5/14 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 86 | 103B | 94A | David Nolan | 16/1 |
| 07 Jul 24+37d | Ayr | Summer Mile Handicap | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 87 | 97B | 78A | Mark Winn | 7/2F |
| 31 May 24+9d | Doncaster | Ant Marketing Proudly Supports Weston Park Handicap (Str) | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-6 | 77 | 109A | 88A | David Nolan | 3/1F |
| 22 May 24+11d | Ayr | Follow Fitzdares On Instagram & Twitter Handicap | 1/8 | 9-8 | 77 | 89A | 99A | David Nolan | 10/3 | |
| 11 May 24+9d | Leicester | Judy Robinson Big Birthday Handicap | 3/8 | ¾ | 10-0 | 77 | 18A | 85A | David Nolan | 7/4F |
| 02 May 24+45d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Murray Kerr Memorial Handicap | 1/9 | 9-11 | 74 | 98A | 101A | Jason Watson | 9/4F | |
| 18 Mar 24+154d | Newcastle (AW) | Stay Golden With Betmgm Safer Gambling Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) | 1/7 | 9-2 | 69 | 101A | 95A | Mark Winn | 7/5F | |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 23+67d | Yarmouth | Great Prices On Bresbet.Com Handicap | 11/11 | 12 | 9-13 | 72 | 43C | 51C | Taylor Fisher | 22/1 |
| 10 Aug 23+13d | Sandown | Follow RacingTV On Instagram Handicap | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 67B | 71A | Rossa Ryan | 14/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+20d | York | Pearly Cow Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) | 11/13 | nk | 11-6 | 77 | 58C | 73A | Mr Simon Walker | 33/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+16d | Carlisle | Bee Unique 'Embrace Differences' Handicap | 4/5 | 1½ | 9-11 | 80 | 87C | 74B | Taylor Fisher | 6/1 |
| 22 Jun 23+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ladies Day 2024 On Sale August Handicap | 8/12 | ½ | 9-7 | 83 | 108A | 81A | Joshua Bryan | 25/1 |
| 08 Jun 23+245d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-9 | 86 | 106A | 79B | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 22+49d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Kaldoun (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 12/12 | 7 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Augustin Madamet | 76/10 |
| 18 Aug 22+102d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de la Grande Villa (Handicap) (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-4 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 19/5 |
| 08 May 22+33d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Cadet Roussel (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 3/6 | nk | 9-2 | — | — | — | Hugo Besnier | 11/5J |
| 05 Apr 22 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Pas de Deux (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 4/10 | hd | 9-2 | — | — | — | Hugo Besnier | 3/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nikovo won?
- Nikovo (GB) won 7 of 45 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.6%. Placed 15 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Nikovo?
- Nikovo (GB) is trained by Michael Herrington, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Nikovo's sire?
- Nikovo (GB) is by Kingman (GB) out of Rostova (USA), whose sire is Arch.
- What going does Nikovo prefer?
- Nikovo (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Nikovo's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Nikovo's sire's record?
- Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,481 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 960. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
- Who are Nikovo's siblings?
- Out of Rostova (USA), Nikovo (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Donna Nook (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Donna Nook (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.